All,
New to the forums and hoping to get a few answers from owners on this. I am looking at possibly either the EX or EX Premium trims on the 2018 PHEV for the Niro. Comparing the Niro against either a Clarity PHEV or Outback.
1) I am having a tough time getting a sense of how much gas gets consumed during the winter going from charging station to charging station. From here, it looks like the engine may not need to run unless the heat is set to MAX. I would really hate to have a PHEV where it becomes superfluous (live in the Midwest) for 1/3 to 1/2 of the year.
Previously had an Audi A3 eTron (alas, RIP) so I am used to the EV portion being unavailable in extremely cold weather.
2) Remote conditioning seems to be out (the eTron had the option to pre-warm / heat the car while plugged in to 240V) but there does seem to be an option for turning on the AC via Alexa. Anyone tied in things to the UVO / Alexa links and have any experience with that?
Thanks!
New to the forums and hoping to get a few answers from owners on this. I am looking at possibly either the EX or EX Premium trims on the 2018 PHEV for the Niro. Comparing the Niro against either a Clarity PHEV or Outback.
1) I am having a tough time getting a sense of how much gas gets consumed during the winter going from charging station to charging station. From here, it looks like the engine may not need to run unless the heat is set to MAX. I would really hate to have a PHEV where it becomes superfluous (live in the Midwest) for 1/3 to 1/2 of the year.
Previously had an Audi A3 eTron (alas, RIP) so I am used to the EV portion being unavailable in extremely cold weather.
2) Remote conditioning seems to be out (the eTron had the option to pre-warm / heat the car while plugged in to 240V) but there does seem to be an option for turning on the AC via Alexa. Anyone tied in things to the UVO / Alexa links and have any experience with that?
Thanks!